555-1212 (was: Questions for our UK HPphiles

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, GulPlum <hp at p...> wrote:

> Back to the question, though: there isn't any kind of reserved 
> number used for fictional purposes. British fiction (books, movies,
> TV) will either use a real number if appropriate, or not include an
> area code. The number itself will probably be valid, and nobody can
> fault the producer/writer if someone is stupid enough to try to
> call a number without an area code.

more stupid callers: 
http://discover.npr.org/rundowns/segment.jhtml?wfId=1280819